Asrock Z790 PG Lightning

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 116%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics8.02% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
MotherboardAsrock Z790 PG Lightning  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20221103
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 21 '22 at 16:45
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-13600K-$279
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Memory 72.2
1-Core 212
2-Core 422
120% 236 Pts
4-Core 853
8-Core 1,489
142% 1,171 Pts
64-Core 2,509
155% 2,509 Pts
Poor: 117%
This bench: 116%
Great: 128%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
ASRock(1849 A780) 1GB
Driver: <> Ver. 31.0.101.3302
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
8.02% Terrible
Lighting 9.7
Reflection 14.9
Parallax 10.9
8% 11.8 fps
MRender 15.7
Gravity 12.6
Splatting 4.5
8% 10.9 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.02%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
320GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 470
Write 446
Mixed 419
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 52.5
177% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 340
256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
General USB Flash Disk 16GB
15GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 34.6
Write 26.6
Mixed 30.4
38% 30.5 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 1.5
92% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 15%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KF556C40-16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.4% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 25.3
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 19.3
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 96.3
42% 96.3 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z790 PG Lightning Builds (Compare 1,012 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 282%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 120%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 308%
UFO

Motherboard: Asrock Z790 PG Lightning

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $1,057
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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